Comparison of frailty indicators based on clinical phenotype and the multiple deficit approach in predicting mortality and physical limitation.

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OBJECTIVES: To compare three simple bedside tools based on frailty phenotypes with a Frailty Index using the multiple deficit approach in the prediction of mortality and physical limitation after 4 years. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Hong Kong, China. PARTICIPANTS: Four thousand men and women aged 65 and older living in the community who were ambulatory enough to attend the study center. METHODS: Interviewers...

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